Lake Tahoe EIP

Incline Hazardous Fuels Reduction & Healthy Forest Restoration/Implementation

Project Number
02.01.01.0032
Action Priority
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
Implementers
U.S. Forest Service - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Primary Contact
Brian Garrett (brian.garrett@usda.gov)
Stage
Implementation
Duration
2009 - 2028
Community Wildfire Protection Program Reduce Hazardous Fuels
This project proposes to conduct project level resource surveys and environmental analyses (NEPA) and ground implementation for reduction of fuel ladders, standing and down fuel accumulations and canopy densities by modifying vegetation structure and fuel loads. The project would help restore healthy, diverse, fire resilient forest structure through tree thinning, and introduce prescribed fire for fuels reduction purposes to restore fire regimes that were historically part of the ecosystem. The project area covers North Lake Tahoe and the community near Incline Village.

Key Accomplishments

  • Acres of Forest Fuels Reduction Treatment: 1,803 acres

Threshold Categories

  • Vegetation Preservation
Overstocked forest with mortality
(Timing: Before) (~1,161 KB)
Credit: USFS Overstocked forest with mortality

Location

Expenditures

Expenditures by Funding Source to Date: $3,864,039
(Estimated Cost: $6,500,000)
Southern Nevada Publi... (USFS - LTBMU): $2,864,039

U.S. Forest Service (USFS - LTBMU): $1,000,000

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Project Fact Sheet Data as of 04/24/2024